Comments on: Roland Collins, Artist

By: Simon Kay

Simon Kay — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 18:24:07 +0000

I had never heard of Roland Collins until I took down a book from my bookcase with his signature in today. It is a first edition (in Britain) called Cream of Thurber, a selection from the works of James Thurber, inscribed ” Roland Collins , Bossington 1942.
I bought it in an Oxfam about 20 years ago and just noticed the inscription in beautiful handwriting. Then I googled him and here I am .

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 00:38:34 +0000

A lovely piece. I have seen admired his work over the years at the 20/21 British Art Fair on the Parkin Gallery stand.
Sorry to hear he has died.He sounds as if he had a good life and his work will live on.

By: the gentle author

the gentle author — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:10:46 +0000

In reply to Vaughan Melzer. It is my photograph - I never credit my own photography. Credits relate to guest photographers and archive images only.

By: Vaughan Melzer

Vaughan Melzer — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:23:14 +0000

This is a very beautiful photographic portrait of Roland Collins but I am shocked (as a photographer myself) that you have not credited it to anyone. Who’s is the photographer?

By: Ray Powell

Ray Powell — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:50:34 +0000

I read of Roland Collins’s passing in the Daily Telegraph 2 days ago. I worked in the Fleet Street advertising agency Scientific Publicity in the early sixties where Roland was the art director. I knew him as a gentle and permanently well mannered person who had this infuriating habit of being nice to everyone. I eventually left the agency, migrated to Australia and never met him again but he will always remain in my mind as one of the earth’s good people. If only there could be more Rolands and if only just a tiny bit of him could have rubbed off on me. R.I.P.

By: Janette Ray

Janette Ray — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 06:08:27 +0000

In about 1998 when I set up my bookshop, for the first time steering my own course not confidently, I passed by Michael Parkin’s gallery in Motcomb Street London and was attracted to go in by a wonderful painting of a London street scene in the window. This was part of Roland Collin’s show at eighty. I bought a watercolour which I could ill afford at the time but which I never regretted. What a surprise to find his photographs in Random Spectacular 2 today. (St Jude’s). My only regret is that the gallery owner was trying to also sell a fabulous book of Roland Collin’s photographs which I just had no money left to buy. That seems to have vanished without trace. Any leads toward getting one appreciated.

By: Anne Marriage

Anne Marriage — Sun, 11 May 2014 12:47:37 +0000

Had been meaning to research Roland Collins for a while. Back in 1965 a family friend was renting a room in Percy Street and I had the privilege, as a 7 year old, of sitting for Roland. The drawing took pride of place in my parents house for many years and my father still loves it 50 years on.
A joy to see the artist alive and well and view examples of his work.

By: jeannette

jeannette — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:01:58 +0000

lovely, thank you so much.

By: belle

belle — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:53:07 +0000

Sadly, I missed the exhibition at the Towner in Eastbourne but I shall be tracking down the book “Found Images”. Looking forward to seeing the Sussex works in particular. Great post!

By: Cherub

Cherub — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:45:19 +0000

I love the painting of Columbia Market for it’s vibrancy. There is nothing like a wonderful painting or drawing on a wall to cheer you up. I once worked at Bankside Gallery in London for a time back in the 90s and collected watercolours and prints by some of the artists exhibiting there. They are a fine memory of my life in London.